CUNY law students explain what protesters meant when they said ‘f**k the law’ at conservative speech

The National Lawyers Guild chapter of CUNY School of Law posted a lengthy statement Monday on a March 29 protest against a speech on “Free Speech on Campus” sponsored by the Federalist Society and featuring law professor Josh Blackman.

Among their gripes? For one, Dean Mary Lu Bilek “chose not to release a statement admonishing Blackman’s hateful views” and “she failed to provide a safe space for student’s [sic] affected by those views.”

Another complaint: “Blackman, and conservatives who espouse similar views, write about the law as though it is inherently neutral.”

However, the students explained what they meant by “f**k the law”: “We mean that the law was written to uphold white supremacy, and limit the freedom of communities of color … As it is written, the law oppresses, dehumanizes, displaces, deports, and incarcerates our communities and loved ones.”

They continue: “When we say ‘f**k the law,’ we mean f**k the law.”

Yeah, the minute you conflate the Federalist Society and conservatism with "alt-right" groups is the minute I cease taking anything else you have to say seriously. https://t.co/h4EY6S9jjX

Holy cow. These supposedly educated people actually believe that the argument for limited government (the explicit raison d'être of the Federalist Society) is predicated on racism and violence. Nothing could be further from the truth. https://t.co/6qnjZ472YQ

Just a pointer to the law students coming up behind the rest of us: you cannot fight for justice in a "safe space." Ever. It is inherently dangerous and unsafe out here, emotionally, spiritually, economically, and physically. Justice or safety – pick one. https://t.co/4GBdMTRvUY